The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development of his left ankle condition, including a medical examination and updated treatment records.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to determine the severity of the veteran's service-connected left ankle disability and whether it warrants an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0840854
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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